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Ok I have decided to go all GREEN!

J

JASONSPAZ1

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Well I have come full circle. I have been detecting for about 17 years. And in that time I have only owned one Garrett. A used GTAx-1250, that I bought last year. In that time I really enjoyed it and found some great finds. Earlier this year I got a Minelab Explorer SE, In hopes of finally getting the best detector available. However i have come to find that I always want to go back to the 1250, for its user friendliness, quick last mode settings and a id screen that i can see and understand. I got tired of the Explorer weight, slow response, small control buttons, and lack of a target id that has a clear defined depth meter, and target id wording (ie) nickle, tab, penny etc, etc. Yes the Explorer has great depth, but the drawbacks where making it not fun anymore. So I am going to go all green now and get a GTI 2500. I know pizzacoil lives in New England as I do, And i have seen some of his great finds. I may be a little OCD.( obsessive compulsive) about my detectors and i am constantly lurking in the forums to find some feedback to give me some security in the performance of a GTI 2500, But then i remember every time i am out with the Minelab I keep thinking of my Garrett at home in the closet. Has anyone else been hesitant to go all green, But in the end are Glad they did?
Thank
Jason
 
I have the Ace 250 that I use for quick scans and the GTI 2500 when I get real serious. If anything happened to either of them, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another of the same. The Ace and the 2500 are a great team. The only problem I've had is the Ace don't like wet sand at the beaches. I also have an old ADS III that I get out and play with at times. It don't get any better than Garrett. And an extra bonus is the great Garrett Service.
God Bless
HH
KyBud
 
I still am keeping my explorer for the wet salt sand. But the 2500 I know will be a real treat.
 
I have been detecting for about as long as you. I too have drifted on occasion, but found out that Green=Fun! + Green Gets The Goodies! If depth is the only chacteristic you want in a machine, you are not getting the most out of the hobby or getting the most finds. :thumbup:

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"All green" is the only way to go. The 2500 will provide you with much joy and a slew of finds and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to operate it or worry about it falling apart. :) I've got to drag mine out and dust it off and put it to work again. A few years back I pulled up three Barber coins ( half, quarter, dime )buried in one spot under a big tree root at a measured 14 inches with that big green puppy. I've got to send it in and get the new chip installed but I keep putting it off.

Bill
 
Depth is a bit of a myth. The vast majority of dropped and lost coins are buried well within the reach of most detectors.

Bill
 
I would think with the new chip installed it should do well in salt sand. THe chip was added at the request of the boys in Australia who have some of the nastiest ground in the world, especially in nugget country.

Bill
 
First off, thank you for the "tip 'o the hat". We do have a lot in common, geography, soil conditions, and historic timeline to hunt.

I started hunting with the Garrett Ace 250, and then got the GTI 2500. Had I started with another brand, who knows? All the things you mentioned about the Garrett are things I've always liked myself. I have seen some hunters switch back and forth between machines, or simply try one they've never owned before. I don't subscribe to this practice simply because you never actually "master" the machine.

In the end, whatever sways a hunter towards a particular brand or model are very personal reasons, as well as some practical ones (weight, battery life, etc.). It seems to me that all machines in the $800+ range perform fairly well, and serve the same purpose. An exception may be the Ace 250, which given its price and simplicity performs exceptionally well.

For anyone not too obsessed with ground balancing and the technical aspect of things, I think the Garrett machines fit the bill. They do take some time to get acqauinted with, as with anyother machine, but are fairly straight forward in terms of operation. The display couldn't be more simple.

All the best, and good luck, Jason.

HH
 
I can testify on the new chip for the GTI 2500. Just got mine back from Garrett with the new chip. So let me tell you it is much much more stable now and can run at higher sensitivity. Had to go down to about 6 in all metal to keep stable but now is much quieter even at 9.
The ground here in Ga. is hot hot red clay and is all over this state. So now it is a pleasure now, lot less chatter in my ear. I think I will get new DD coil to go with it and should see awesome performance with new chip and that coil here. Bill (uncle willy) has a great field test of it on losttreaure.com. I liked the fact he used some Gold nuggetts in his test with the GTI 2500. sold me there cause can use it some here in Ga. aroung the old Gold areas.
I highly recommend all who has the GTI 2500 before july 06 get their's to Garrett for new chip.
Also, one little thing I noticed is the pinpoint seems to work better now. Before I had to start pinpoint while holding the detector in the air then move it towards the ground. But now it didnt seem to work that way and I thought it was messed up since upgrade. But, actually I just hit button while I still had it on ground and it worked great! So saves a little time from having to lift it up off ground to start pinpoint.

Alan
 
Yeah when I ran the Garrett Classroom ( precursor to this forum ) I cured a lot of detector switchers. Some were ready to wrap their Garretts around a tree. :) I used to tell them that Garretts don't work like other detectors.

Bill
 
Best way to pinpoint with any Garrett is to move the coil completely off the target, press pinpoint, then move back over the target. Solves any problem. Let us know how you do with the chip installed. I keep putting it off but I've got to send mine in for the chip installation. The boys in Australia seem to like it.

Bill
 
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